FUNDRAISER: Good Mews for All

Oh my, it's been a long time since I blogged! Where has the time gone?

First, I want to thank all of my customers from my April shows, TICA (The International Cat Association) and The Big Shanty Festival. Thank you all for supporting my artistic endeavors. I hope you are enjoying your new art.

Second, another big thank you to the ladies who have visited my studio this month and purchased art. It was a pleasure sharing pet stories with you. I so appreciate each and every one of you.

Third, I'd like to mention a last minute opportunity I just learned about for pet-loving folks, especially cat lovers, in the Atlanta area. (Oh and if you don't live in Atlanta but know someone who does, please forward this to them. It's a good cause.)

The Good Mews Cat Shelter is having a FUNdraiser for their shelter at California Pizza Kitchen tonight. Yes, you read it correct--TONIGHT.

So, here's the deal (which is good on all orders--dine-in or take-out): See this flyer below? You'll need to print off a copy of it and bring it with you to California Pizza Kitchen. They will, in turn, donate 20% of every order (with the flyer) to the Good Mews Cat Shelter. It's that simple!

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Here's a recap of the info for tonight:

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
WHERE:
California Pizza Kitchen
Pine Straw Plaza Shopping Center
4250 Roswell Road
(corner of Roswell Rd and Johnson Ferry)
Marietta, GA
(Click here for a map/directions)
TIME:
4 - 9 pm
REMEMBER TO BRING THE FLYER WITH YOU!

Again, this is for both dine-in and take-out. You can pick up a pizza and freeze it for a later date.


Here is Nancy McDonald, a volunteer from Good Mews Cat Shelter, modeling her t-shirt she purchased from me at the TICA show which says "Cats will know your name in heaven".

EVENT: 33rd Annual Big Shanty Festival

I was just notified this evening (EEK!), I received a vendor booth at the Big Shanty Festival in downtown Kennesaw, GA, this weekend April 18 (9:30am-6pm) and 19 (12-5pm), 2009.

The festival features over 200 hundred crafters, artisans, and vendors as well as live entertainment on two stages, a Civil War encampment, children’s activities and 30 food booths. It all starts with a 9:30 a.m. parade on Saturday featuring local high school bands and over 1,000 young marchers. Admission is free.

My booth space is #1 where I will feature my cat & dog art; prints, stationery products and t-shirts. Hope you will come out to have some fun.

Legislature Adjourns Without Voting on Bill to Protect Pets From Domestic Violence

I received the following email from American Humane today:

In an effort to stop abusers from harming or threatening to harm companion animals, House Bill 429 would have encouraged judges to include animals in domestic violence protective orders. A protective order is a legal order issued by a court that requires one person to stop harming, stay away from and/or cease contact with another person or, in the case of this bill, that person's pets as well.

Unfortunately, the bill did not get a House floor vote before the legislative session adjourned. American Humane will continue to pursue this issue.

PROJECT: New Art T-Shirt Design

On Tuesday of this week, I read Sunday’s newspaper (running late again) and noticed a cat show this upcoming weekend, April 4-5. Lucky me, there was ONE booth space still available. I’ve been scurrying like a chicken with my head cut off getting ready for this show. I came up with this new saying for my cat and dog t-shirts and decided take the risk in creating a few of them.


Hubby says it won’t sell. I say YES it will (thinking pawsitive) ‘cause I think it's hilariously funny. Everyone poops and everyone farts, even our pets, and after, they're still our little angels. Here’s my previous blog post entitled "Who Farted?" on the subject.

Another inspiration for this saying came after a conversation with Justin at Nature’s Corner Market located at the corners of Kennesaw Due West and Acworth Due West Roads in Marietta, GA. I’ve shared with him I feed my dog, Lucy, a human diet of meat and produce.

Justin gasped upon hearing this and asked if Lucy farted from it. Fortunately, she doesn’t because it’s an unprocessed diet free of sugar and grains.

(*pause*—Lucy just arrived with two tennis balls in her mouth for me to play with her. She always seems to know when I’m talking about her. But when aren’t I talking about her? We have a love affair going on with her in our household. She’s such a beautiful spirit…)


Where was I? Oh, unprocessed human diet without sugar and grains for Lucy. Yes, that's right. I know what you're thinking...hear it all the time...

Where do you think pet food comes from? That’s right, from human food. For a real eye-opener on the subject, read the book entitled "Food Pets Die For" by Ann N. Martin. (Also, should you give your pets human food, some are toxic to them. One word: RESEARCH.)

So, for the third time, I feed Lucy a whole food diet. Yesterday, her meals consisted of:

Breakfast
Fuji apple
Flax seed
Coconut milk
(supplements: colostrum, probiotic)

Lunch
Turkey
Sugar snap peas
(supplements: multi-vitamin, fish oil)

Dinner
Fresh turkey (neck, back, giblets)
Green beans
(supplements: glucosamine & chondroitin)

Lucy does not fart on this diet nor does she “scoot” her butt along the ground trying to express her anal glands due to being constipated. It’s pretty much the same as I’m suppose to be doing. No, I didn’t mean scooting my butt across the ground! I was talking about the diet--eating protein and non-grain produce.

Back to the original subject...Let me know what you think about my funky t-shirt saying:

Whiff this!

PS: Got a new t-shirt color for spring: Sky Blue.

(Should have bet the old man on this one--cha-ching!)

EVENT: The International Cat Association Show

View hundreds of cats from around the world at this show sponsored by the Hotlanta Cool Cats Club & The Fayette County Humane Society. A cat agility course has been added this year and my art will be available for purchase.


Location:
The Atlanta State Farmers Market
16 Forest Parkway
Forest Park, GA

Date & Time:
Sat, April 4, 2009, 10am-5pm
Sun, April 5, 2009, 10am-4pm

Admission:
Adults--$5 ea
Children, Students, Military --$4 ea

For more info:
Hotlanta Cool Cats Club

Show office:
404-675-1782

Come out and enjoy some fun this weekend at this show. See ya there!

The 10,000 (people interpret one word) Project

I just received my info to participate in the:

In the spirit of social experiments, the Art House Coop decided to create "The 10,000 Project".

You sign up, they send you a sheet of paper with a word on it and then you create a visual representation of the word. The catch is that 10,000 other people are doing the same as you. How many different ways will tens of thousands of people interpret the same word?

When they reach 10,000, the Art House Coop will host an exhibition at their gallery in Atlanta showing off what everyone came up with. Oh, and the thousand best will be published in an Art House series book too.

Click here for details to participate.

The Canvas Project

I received this email today and signed up to participate:

Your art at the world's busiest airport!

Sign up to receive five 3" x3" canvases and a list of 5 use generated
words that you are to interpret onto each canvas. The goal of the
exhibition is to create a visual encyclopedia using mini canvases and
artists from all over the world. At least one of your canvases will be
published in an Art House book and one will be on display at the
worlds busiest airport, The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport.

Take part in this project to not only help gain exposure for yourself,
but also to push your creative ideas out. Everyone who signs up and
sends back their work will be included in the book and the
exhibition. We do not jury any of the work. Art House is all about
community and you don't have to be a professional artist to
participate in the exhibition. This project is about being creative
and inspiring yourself and others. We want to bring artists together
and give everyone a chance to show in galleries and other venues
across the country!

Sign up Deadline: April 15th 2009

Postmark Deadline: July 1st 2009

To sign up to participate, visit:

http://www.arthousecoop.com/canvasproject